Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: November 19, 2017

We have some amazing news! On Thursday, November 16th, the results from research funded by the National Health Institute on brain training and dementia was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions after completing a rigorous peer-review process by independent scientists.

The study compares three types of brain training and one of them is the very specific “speed of processing” exercise, exclusively available as Double Decision in BrainHQ. Only people who trained on the speed of processing exercise reduced their risk of dementia by an average of 29% and those who trained more than 13 hours, cut their risk by almost half. Read more.

Please remember to share this breaking news with your family doctor and specialists at your next visit; and in the meantime, help us share the news as far and wide as possible.

Thank you, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.

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